Books with title My Life and Other Stories

LOVE OF LIFE“This out of all will remain— They have lived and have tossed:So much of the game will be gain, Though the gold of the dice has been lost.”They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders. Head-straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these packs. Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture, the shoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes bent upon the ground.

This out of all will remain - They have lived and have tossed: So much of the game will be gain Though the gold of the dice has been lost.- THEY limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders. Head- straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these packs. Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture, the shoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes bent upon the ground.

John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen" and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers and wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel. This collection includes "Love of Life", "A Day's Lodging", "The White Man's Way", "The Story of Keesh", "The Unexpected", "Brown Wolf", "The Sun-Dog Trail", and "Negore, the Coward".

A collection of eight short stories from American author, journalist, and social activist Jack London. Written during his 'Klondike' period, the title story 'Love of Life' follows the trek of a prospector across the Canadian tundra.Contents:- Love of Life- The Story of Keesh- A Day's Lodging- Negore, The Coward- The Sun Dog Trail- The Unexpected- The White Man's Way- Brown Wolf

Anthology of 15 women writers from the USA and South Africa includes crime fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, narrative non-fiction, and excerpts from memoirs. One piece gives a vivid account of a tragic accident that brings into focus Zulu culture and beliefs around bewitchment. Good writing is unexpected, it takes you by surprise and lures you in, as Trina Mace Learned does in her touching story of a mother who becomes a hoarder. "More than once, the large reflective picture window in our family room lured a flying game bird to its death. After it crashed through the glass and succumbed, my mother, ever mindful of the teachable moment, consulted her extensive cookbook collection, cleaned the kamikaze bird of its feathers and cooked it for dinner. Her version of 'pheasant under glass.'" In Heidi Angle's powerful and touching narrative about an event during the Oregon wagon trail of the late 1880s, will linger in your head for days: "A low mutter comes from Bynon, whose head stays focused on the ground, bent like the surrounding oxen. He jabs his large calloused hands into the remaining washing water; drops escape and make tiny rivulets near his feet." Bynon is not the primary character in this tale, yet his responses inform all of this tale. Vanessa Hilton-Barber escaping a town and a relationship, reminds us that, "Sometimes when you’re expecting the magic, it isn’t there." Her escape turns into a series of revelations as she encounters more and deeper pain, but from it is birthed a growing appreciation for nature, and through that an unexpected richness enters her life. What unites these writers is that at some stage they took their courage in their hands, put their ego's in their pockets and took an online or in-person writing course or coaching with award-winning author, Charlene Smith, who is also Nelson Mandela's authorized biographer. This is a selection of some of the best of their writing. The stories are gripping, some are funny, a few sad, and all are united by insight and empathy. The book includes tips for writers.

Anthology of 15 women writers from the USA and South Africa includes crime fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, narrative non-fiction, and excerpts from memoirs. One piece gives a vivid account of a tragic accident that brings into focus Zulu culture and beliefs around bewitchment. Good writing is unexpected, it takes you by surprise and lures you in, as Trina Mace Learned does in her touching story of a mother who becomes a hoarder. "More than once, the large reflective picture window in our family room lured a flying game bird to its death. After it crashed through the glass and succumbed, my mother, ever mindful of the teachable moment, consulted her extensive cookbook collection, cleaned the kamikaze bird of its feathers and cooked it for dinner. Her version of 'pheasant under glass.'" In Heidi Angle's powerful and touching narrative about an event during the Oregon wagon trail of the late 1880s, will linger in your head for days: "A low mutter comes from Bynon, whose head stays focused on the ground, bent like the surrounding oxen. He jabs his large calloused hands into the remaining washing water; drops escape and make tiny rivulets near his feet." Bynon is not the primary character in this tale, yet his responses inform all of this tale. Vanessa Hilton-Barber escaping a town and a relationship reminds us that, "Sometimes when you’re expecting the magic, it isn’t there." Her escape turns into a series of revelations as she encounters more and deeper pain, but from it is birthed a growing appreciation for nature, and through that an unexpected richness enters her life. What unites the writers in this book is that at some stage they took their courage in their hands, put their ego's in their pockets and took an online or in-person writing course or coaching with award-winning author, Charlene Smith, who is also Nelson Mandela's authorized biographer. This is a selection of some of the best of their writing. The stories are gripping, some are funny, a few sad, and all are united by insight and empathy. The book includes tips for writers.

My Mother and Other Stories is a collection of twelve children’s short stories set in modern India. Filled with moral values, imagination and downright humour, each story beautifully balances the ordinary with the extraordinary. As well as making young readers laugh, these stories also make them think. The stories that make up this wonderful collection are: My Mother, Grandma and the crow, The brown puppy, The scout with a big heart, Pineapple of his eye, Our pot-bellied cook, Star tattoo, Ghosts do not exist, A Lovable ayah, The gift of sight, Dance like me, and The young artist.

They limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They were tired and weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patience which comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily burdened with blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders. Head-straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these packs. Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture, the shoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes bent upon the ground.“I wish we had just about two of them cartridges that’s layin’ in that cache of ourn,” said the second man.His voice was utterly and drearily expressionless. He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply.The other man followed at his heels. They did not remove their foot-gear, though the water was icy cold—so cold that their ankles ached and their feet went numb. In places the water dashed against their knees, and both men staggered for footing.The man who followed slipped on a smooth boulder, nearly fell, but recovered himself with a violent effort, at the same time uttering a sharp exclamation of pain. He seemed faint and dizzy and put out his free hand while he reeled, as though seeking support against the air. When he had steadied himself he stepped forward, but reeled again and nearly fell. Then he stood still and looked at the other man, who had never turned his head.The man stood still for fully a minute, as though debating with himself. Then he called out:“I say, Bill, I’ve sprained my ankle.”Bill staggered on through the milky water. He did not look around. The man watched him go, and though his face was expressionless as ever, his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer.This edition includes:- A complete biography of Jack London- Table of contents with directs links to chapters.

This ebook includes a biographical introduction, a short, critical analysis of London's work within the historical context and a brief introduction to this work.Published in 1907, Love of Life and Other Stories is another of Jack London's Klondike anthologies. A general theme here is the nature of survival and what it means, physically and also psychologically, to survive when death is so close. In the principle story, an unnamed character becomes separated from his companion and is forced to travel the northern wilderness alone, with dwindling supplies, scant available to hunt and hounded by bears and wolves, he nevertheless plods on driven by determination and a vain hope that safety and plentiful food will arrive soon.